@TheAndy500 would be better off creating a discussion thread about this tournament on the gambling discussion board it would look nice and interesting, some of the other World Cup pools also have dedicated discussion threads, this is just a suggestion.
Hi, I was thinking about this, but I don't know whether to move the whole thread from Games and Rounds to Gambling Discussion or create a separate thread for speculation there.

I'm thinking more about creating a new thread about the tournament so as not to make a mess between tournament entries and speculation posts.
I have currently placed 20 single tickets with a stake of $0.5.

I hope you didn't bet 20 times on same result?!?

Check this:
Unfortunately no ; placing 20 bets of $0.50 on the same selection (e.g. Mexico to win) will only count as 1.40 points, not 20 × 1.40. Duplicate bets on the exact same event and market are counted once.
So in this case, the player who bet $50 on Mexico to win (1.40) and the player who bet 20 × $0.50 on Mexico to win (1.40) would both have the same score 1.40 points. The tiebreaker would then go to whoever staked more in total.
I want to see the results of the bets first, the few that do win then I will report there for the points calculation, maybe I will do it gradually.

Good luck! We expect a lot more people to show interest tomorrow before the first match.
Today I asked Kikabet if I could participate because seriously, the prizes are super cool!
Thats the answer:
Imagine organizing a tournament and you give the prize to yourself

So I'm out - you'll have less competition
